Undoctored with William Davis MD – Why Healthcare Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor

Guest: William Davis MD, author of the NY Times bestseller “Wheat Belly” discussed his latest book “Undoctored – Why Healthcare Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor”. Dr. Davis shares his years of first-hand treatment of patients with cardiac disease and diabetes and how elimination of grains and sugars has reduced and in many cases reversed disease.

This issue (44:18):

how “Wheat Belly” came to be

the dirty little secret of how diabetes is treated by physicians

the myths around cholesterol

why there is no such thing as a health grain

the unrecognized importance of Vitamin D

the tragic story of Premarin estrogen replacement therapy

why organizations such as the ADA and AHA have a serious conflict of interest

how mistaken recommendations to cut sodium intake have led to a resurgence of goiters

misperceptions regarding calcium supplementations and osteoporosis

new research in gut biome health and its potential impact on healthcare

In-Office Visco-Supplementation Treatment Program for Osteoarthritis

Guest: Dr Josh Brown, Internal Medicine Specialists

Viv Hudson and Michael Berg of Ancillary Medical Solutions speak with guest Dr Josh Brown about a new and complete program for physicians to treat patients in-office with osteoarthritis using visco-supplementation.

Guest: M. Ryan Williams, CEO of ProcessPlan

M. Ryan Williams, CEO of ProcessPlan, describes the benefits of transitioning your practice to a process-driven one including improved efficiency, discovering bottlenecks, and enhanced employee on-boarding and on-going training and how to decide on what tools can best help you make that transition.

Key Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:

What is a process?

What does it mean to be process-driven?

What are some pitfalls businesses have experienced because of a lack of process documentation?

What are the three hardest things to overcome when shifting into a process-centric management perspective?

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act

Guest: Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM

Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, introduces us to the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, part of the recently signed Omnibus Act of 2018 and its potential effects on US companies and healthcare providers.

This issue (8:03):

What is the CLOUD Act?

Who was promoting it and how did it end up in the Omnibus legislation?

Ancillary Services to Help Physicians Meet MACRA

Guest: Michael Berg and Viv Hudson of Ancillary Medical Solutions

Michael Berg, CEO of Ancillary Medical Solutions and Vivien Hudson, pharmacist and Marketing Manager at Ancillary Medical Solutions discuss a variety of ancillary services that can help physicians boost their composite scores for MACRA and MIPS.

This issue (8:56):

Understand how ancillary services can help doctors with MACRA and MIPS

What the top 5 ancillary services are to help physicians meet their scoring

How to build value with these programs for their practice and patients